DP World + Australia’s NSW partner up on expansion project: UAE port operator DP World has partnered with Australia’s NSW Ports to extend the rail terminal at Sydney's Port Botany with an AUD 400 mn (c. USD 290 mn) co-investment, according to a statement. The project — set to break ground in June 2025 and to be completed in two years — will service the container terminal and logistics park at the port.

The game plan: NSW Ports will provide AUD 148 mn for the new facility. The terminal extension will see the addition of five new rail sidings to accommodate 600-meter-long regional trains, and is set to boost the terminal’s annual rail capacity to 1 mn TEUs from 400k TEUs.

Streamlining trade: The project aims to strengthen the port’s on-dock rail capacity to serve Sydney's import and export trade. It will also allow more containers to be moved by rail, cutting down on the volume of trucks on roads, and boosting efficiency for the country’s container supply chains.

About Port Botany: Port Botany — home to Australia’s largest common user bulk liquids facility — boasts a handling capacity of 2.8 mn TEUs per year and contributes AUD 10.7 bn to New South Wales’ Gross State Product annually.

DP World’s footprints at the port + other Australia projects: DP World operates the 20-hectare Sydney Logistics Park — with an 18.5k TEU capacity — which offers services including warehousing, container transport solutions, bonded storage, and repairs. DP World expanded its Australian operations with the launch of its new rail service at Stocklands Yennora Intermodal Terminal back in May 2024. The terminal offers two direct daily rail services to and from Botany on the company’s own operated line. The port-rail service was said to have a rail capacity of 160k 20 TEU per year and save some 160 truck trips daily. DP World has also been operating 125k sqm of warehousing space in Yennora since 2023.

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